32 Chandrashekhara Shiva South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola dynasty 11th century...

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TitleChandrashekhara Shiva

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions16 × 6 × 5 3/8 in. (40.6 × 15.2 × 13.7 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.1

SubjectsSculpture, CholaHindu gods in artMoon--In art

StatusSouth India, Tamil Nadu, Chola dynasty

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Chapter One: The Arts of India to 1500

Anne R. Bromberg and Frederick M. Asher and Robert Warren Clark

The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas at the Dallas Museum of Art

The history of art in India goes back thousands of years. Traditional arts are also still living cultural traditions, essential to rituals and religious practices, and integrated into daily life. Many motifs in Indian art have survived without significant change over millennia...

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Anne R. Bromberg and Frederick M. Asher and Robert Warren Clark

PublisherDallas Museum of Art

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https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00200.002

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20052&redirecttoanchor=49088

Chapter subject tags:Hindu artArt, GandharaBuddhist artTemples--IndiaJainism

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M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern": Figures 28 to 31

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 16

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

LocationNorthwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries,...

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern": Figures 28 to 31

Street scene, Chinatown

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation datec. 1900

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsPhotomechanical print

Dimensions5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (14.30 x 8.77 cm)

LocationArt and Picture Collection, New York Public Library

Street scene, Chinatown

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern": Figures 35 to 39

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 16

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

LocationNorthwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries,...

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern": Figures 35 to 39

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern": Figures 1 to 4

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 16

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

LocationNorthwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries,...

M. Esther Harding, "Woman's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern": Figures 1 to 4

Krishna Fluting for Gopas and Cows

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1700

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and silver on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149208/krishna-fluting-for-gopas-and-cows

Accession number17.2804

Krishna Fluting for Gopas and Cows

Head of a deity

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Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureCambodian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStone

Dimensions11 × 7 1/16 × 6 1/2 in. (27.9 × 17.9 × 16.5 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5129551

Accession number1969.1

Head of a deity

Description: Krishna ferrying the gopis across the Jamuna River, the naukavilas and danakhanda...

Krishna ferrying the gopis across the Jamuna River, the naukavilas and danakhanda episodes

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Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1800–1825

Object typePrint

MaterialsMetal-cut print

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1915-0118-0-5

Accession number1915,0118,0.5

Krishna ferrying the gopis across the...

Krishna ferrying the gopis across the Jamuna River, the naukavilas and danakhanda episodes

Portable Hindu diptych in linga form

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Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date600–700 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsChlorite schist

Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38254

Accession number1987.142.66

Portable Hindu diptych in linga form

Radha and Krishna beside a Lake at Sunset, detail

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MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/96055.html

Accession number2004-149-64

Radha and Krishna beside a Lake at...

Radha and Krishna beside a Lake at Sunset, detail

Tritiyanushayana-Parakiya Nayika

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Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1620–1625

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationKanoria Collection, Patna, India

Accession numberVKK 85

Tritiyanushayana-Parakiya Nayika

Uma-Maheshvara

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Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1070–1300

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBuff sandstone

Dimensions32 1/4 × 22 1/8 × 9 in. (82.1 × 56.2 × 22.9 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.48

Uma-Maheshvara

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha, Krishna, and the gopis

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFrom a mural in the Bada Mahal, City Palace, Kota, India

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha,...

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha, Krishna, and the gopis

View of Arkona with Rising Moon

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 05

Creator nameFriedrich, Caspar David

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1805–1806

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPencil, brush in brown; black-brown border line above and below

Dimensions60.9 × 100 cm

LocationAlbertina, Vienna

http://sammlungenonline.albertina.at/?query=Inventarnummer=[17298]&showtype=record

Accession number17298

View of Arkona with Rising Moon

The Moon

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameBarker, George Frederic

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation datec. 1864

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsAlbumen print

Dimensions16 3/4 x 21 1/8 in. (42.5 x 53.7 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/32429

Accession number1993.48.1

The Moon

Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1854–1855

Object typePainting

MaterialsWatercolor on paper

LocationBritish Library, London

Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha

Sphere Lunae-Sphere Solis. "De natura rerum," fol. 53r (detail).

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Sep 26

Creator nameIsidore of Seville

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date800–900 AD

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque municipale, Laon, France

Sphere Lunae-Sphere Solis. "De natura...

Sphere Lunae-Sphere Solis. "De natura rerum," fol. 53r (detail).

The vastraharana scene from the Kantaji Temple

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Sep 12

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationDinajpur, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh

The vastraharana scene from the Kantaji...

The vastraharana scene from the Kantaji Temple

Mask of Bhairava

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Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureNepalese

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1500–1600

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsGilt copper repoussé and gemstones

Dimensions32 1/2 × 36 1/2 × 17 in. (82.6 × 92.7 × 43.2 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5322313

Accession number2000.322

Mask of Bhairava

Sugar Loaves

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Aug 22

Creator nameMan Ray

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1925

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsRayograph mounted on black wove paper

Dimensions23.4 x 29.4 cm

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/31295

Accession number1941.658

Sugar Loaves

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, running, eye, arrowhead, cross, and surface satin stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/114200

Accession number1968-184-4

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Krishna embraces Radha, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1820–1825

Object typePainting

LocationFrom a mural in the Bhim Vilas, City Palace, Udaipur, India

Krishna embraces Radha, detail

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

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Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1900–1950

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in darning, outline, satin, split, running, and zig zag variation stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Shiva and Parvati with Ganesha and Karttikeya

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1900–2000

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149668/shiva-and-parvati-with-ganesha-and-kartikkeya

Accession number65.424

Shiva and Parvati with Ganesha and...

Shiva and Parvati with Ganesha and Karttikeya

Radha churns butter as she watches Krishna milk a cow

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1775–1800

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationCollection of Catherine and Ralph Benkaim

Radha churns butter as she watches...

Radha churns butter as she watches Krishna milk a cow

Bhairava Enthroned

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Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1700–1800

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149197/bhairava-enthroned

Accession number17.2792

Bhairava Enthroned

Description: Central panel of a square kantha depicting Satya Pir riding a leopard and possibly...

Central panel of a square kantha depicting Satya Pir riding a leopard and possibly Satya Narayana or Dakshin Ray on a horse

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Object typeTextile

LocationGurusaday Museum, Kolkata, India

Accession numberGM 1516

Central panel of a square kantha...

Central panel of a square kantha depicting Satya Pir riding a leopard and possibly Satya Narayana or Dakshin Ray on a horse

Vishnu and attendants

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Dimensions54 × 27 × 11 in. (137.1 × 68.6 × 27.9 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5080502

Accession number1963.29

Vishnu and attendants

Lakshmi

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Dimensions19 5/8 × 6 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (49.9 × 16.8 × 16.5 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.45

Lakshmi

Krishna with Gopis on a Riverbank

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1750–1775

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

https://art.thewalters.org/detail/22053/flirtation-on-the-riverbank/

Accession numberW.860

Krishna with Gopis on a Riverbank

Male torso

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 400–500 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsRed sandstone

Dimensions21 × 16 1/4 × 7 in. (53.3 × 41.3 × 17.8 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.34

Male torso

Description: Krishna Disguised as a Woman Approaches Radha, detail of Kota skyline and jungle...

Krishna Disguised as a Woman Approaches Radha, detail of Kota skyline and jungle canopy

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collections/634-549.html#object/88264

Accession number1994-148-393

Krishna Disguised as a Woman Approaches...

Krishna Disguised as a Woman Approaches Radha, detail of Kota skyline and jungle canopy

Krishna and Radha, detail of Krishna

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on cotton

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collections/634-549.html#object/76766

Accession number1984-72-1

Krishna and Radha, detail of Krishna

Sacciyamata Temple, showing finials with terminal kalaśas

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation dateAD 975

Object typeArchitecture

LocationRajastan, India

Sacciyamata Temple, showing finials with...

Sacciyamata Temple, showing finials with terminal kalaśas

Madhava Swooning before Kamakandala

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/216328

Accession number1974.9

Madhava Swooning before Kamakandala

Relief of a male deity

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1070–1200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

Dimensions21 1/2 × 12 × 5 1/8 in. (54.6 × 30.5 × 13 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/3061870

Accession number1982.30

Relief of a male deity

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing a battle between Ravana and Rama

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, spit, running, eye, dot, and fern stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88616

Accession number1994-148-703

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing a battle between Ravana and Rama

Devatas

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureCambodian

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationAngkor Wat, Cambodia

Devatas

Krishna and the Gopis Begin Their Love Play

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1720–1740

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149657/krishna-and-the-gopis-begin-their-love-play

Accession number59.706

Krishna and the Gopis Begin Their Love...

Krishna and the Gopis Begin Their Love Play

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail depicting Krishna, his legs crossed, playing the...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail depicting Krishna, his legs crossed, playing the flute

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1850–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, chain, darning, split, running, straight, and dot stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/286604

Accession number2009-250-24

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail depicting Krishna, his legs crossed, playing the flute

The Witch's Daughter

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 10

Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1881

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper

LocationSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/witchs-daughter-4824

Accession number1929.6.18

The Witch's Daughter

Description: Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha, Krishna, and the gopis, detail of Maharao...

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha, Krishna, and the gopis, detail of Maharao Kishore Singh

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFrom a mural in the Bada Mahal, City Palace, Kota, India

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha,...

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha, Krishna, and the gopis, detail of Maharao Kishore Singh

Description: Kunvar Ragho Das of Devgarh and his five sons worshipping Shri Girdhariji, a form of...

Kunvar Ragho Das of Devgarh and his five sons worshipping Shri Girdhariji, a form of Krishna

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsGouache painting on paper

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1956-0714-0-35

Accession number1956,0714,0.35

Kunvar Ragho Das of Devgarh and his five...

Kunvar Ragho Das of Devgarh and his five sons worshipping Shri Girdhariji, a form of Krishna

Shiva Nataraja, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions36 1/2 × 28 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (87.6 × 71.8 × 24.8 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5322506

Accession number2000.377

Shiva Nataraja, detail

Grape Vines under Moonlight

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameKano Isen'in Naganobu

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1802–1816

Object typePainting

MaterialsInk, color, and gold leaf on paper; pair of six-fold screens

LocationShizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka City, Japan

Grape Vines under Moonlight

Krishna and His Companions Roam in Mountains and Valleys

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1500–1550

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149669/page-from-a-bhagavata-purana-krishna-and-his-companions-roa

Accession number66.107

Krishna and His Companions Roam in...

Krishna and His Companions Roam in Mountains and Valleys

Attendant of Vishnu with discus

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1000–1100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

Dimensions27 1/2 × 12 × 9 in. (69.9 × 30.5 × 22.9 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5321730

Accession number2000.299

Attendant of Vishnu with discus

Shiva Nataraja, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions38 1/2 × 28 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (87.6 × 71.8 × 24.8 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5322506

Accession number2000.377

Shiva Nataraja, detail

Bhairava Raga

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1700–1725

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149733/bhairava-raga

Accession number67.811

Bhairava Raga

Plaque

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Mar 09

Creator name (description)Indonesian

Creator nationality/cultureBalinese

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsGold

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston

https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/65284/plaque

Accession number2004.2278

Plaque

Shiva Watches Parvati Sleep

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Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1780–1790

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149080/shiva-watches-parvati-sleep

Accession number17.2652

Shiva Watches Parvati Sleep

Dakshin Ray

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsPainted clay

LocationGurusaday Museum, Kolkata, India

Accession numberGM 2354

Dakshin Ray

Shiva's Marriage

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1900–1925

Object typePainting

MaterialsWatercolor on board

LocationGurusaday Museum, Kolkata, India

Accession numberGM 1994

Shiva's Marriage

Agni

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900–1200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

Dimensions31 × 11 × 7 in. ( 78.7 × 27.9 × 17.8 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.47

Agni

Lakshmi, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Dimensions19 5/8 × 6 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (49.9 × 16.8 × 16.5 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.45

Lakshmi, detail

The Sleeping Gypsy (La Bohémienne, endormie)

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May 17

Creator nameRousseau, Henri

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1897

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions51 × 79 in. (129.5 × 200.7 cm)

LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80172

Accession number646.1939

The Sleeping Gypsy (La...

The Sleeping Gypsy

The Hindu deity Krishna

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MaterialsInk, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper

LocationAsian Art Museum of San Francisco

http://asianart.emuseum.com/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:11670

Accession number2010.319

The Hindu deity Krishna

Shiva Nataraja, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions37 1/2 × 28 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (87.6 × 71.8 × 24.8 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5322506

Accession number2000.377

Shiva Nataraja, detail

Moon

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameGalilei, Galileo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1610

Object typePrint

Materialsengraving

Dimensions8.1 × 5.1 in. (20.5 × 14 cm)

LocationSiderius nuncius (Venice, 1610), Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Moon

Krishna manifests himself as the cowherd boys and calves, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1690–1700

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationCynthia Polsky Collection, New York

Krishna manifests himself as the cowherd...

Krishna manifests himself as the cowherd boys and calves, detail

The Compassion of Krishna

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1592–1595

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149658/keshava-das-rasikapriya-the-compassion-of-krishna

Accession number60.173

The Compassion of Krishna

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1850–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in buttonhole, chain, satin, running, and dot stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/280392

Accession number2009-250-10

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Hanuman observing Lanka at night

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationBritish Library, London

Hanuman observing Lanka at night

An enthroned shaligrama (ammonite embodiment of Vishnu)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1890–1900

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1990-1031-0-3

Accession number1990,1031,0.3

An enthroned shaligrama (ammonite...

An enthroned shaligrama (ammonite embodiment of Vishnu)

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna ferrying the gopis across the...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna ferrying the gopis across the Jamuna River, the naukavilas and danakhanda episodes

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, marking cross, cross, dot, eye, stem filling, fern, and seed stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88618

Accession number1994-148-705

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna ferrying the gopis across the Jamuna River, the naukavilas and danakhanda episodes

Hour of cowdust

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1725–1775

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationKarl and Meherbai Khandalavala Collection, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai, India

Hour of cowdust

Vishnu Temple, showing twisted columns flanking the entrance

Posted by:John Carlson

May 30

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. AD 1000

Object typeArchitecture

LocationChandravati, Rajastan, India

Vishnu Temple, showing twisted columns...

Vishnu Temple, showing twisted columns flanking the entrance

Sun and Moon Instrument

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameHolbein, Hans, the younger; Münster, Sebastian

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1534

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut printed from two blocks with letterpress

DimensionsBlock: 24.41 × 17.01 in. (62 × 43.2 cm); sheet: 25.55 × 18.19 in. (64.9 × 46.2)

LocationKunstmuseum Basel, Kupferstichkabinett

Sun and Moon Instrument

Untitled drawing, JP-CR 3:519r

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 16

Creator namePollock, Jackson

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1939–1940

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsOrange pencil on paper

Dimensions14 1/8 x 11 in. (36 x 28 cm)

LocationCollection of Gina and Nemo Librizzi

Untitled drawing, JP-CR 3:519r

Rising Moon: Haycocks

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 17

Creator nameGogh, Vincent van

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1889

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationMuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, The Netherlands

https://krollermuller.nl/en/vincent-van-gogh-landscape-with-wheat-sheaves-and-rising-moon

Rising Moon: Haycocks

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail, the religious naming of god (Krisha, Hare, Rama)...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail, the religious naming of god (Krisha, Hare, Rama) becomes the pattern of the entire quilt

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1900–1950

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in darning, outline, satin, split, running, and zig zag variation stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail, the...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail, the religious naming of god (Krisha, Hare, Rama) becomes the pattern of the entire quilt

Description: Radha and Krishna meeting in the kunj (bower), detail of Kota tree growing over a...

Radha and Krishna meeting in the kunj (bower), detail of Kota tree growing over a wall

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1775–1800

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationJagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad, India

Accession number76.139

Radha and Krishna meeting in the kunj...

Radha and Krishna meeting in the kunj (bower), detail of Kota tree growing over a wall

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the roundel bearing the inscription Ya...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the roundel bearing the inscription Ya Allah

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, split, running, eye, dot, and fern stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88616

Accession number1994-148-703

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the roundel bearing the inscription Ya Allah

Krishna Slays the Ass Demon

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1600–1650

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149661/krishna-slays-the-ass-demon

Accession number60.636

Krishna Slays the Ass Demon

Untitled [Panchito shooting at the moon]

Posted by:John Carlson

May 11

Creator nameAlva de la Canal, Ramón

Creator nationality/cultureMexican

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1927

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut

Dimensions6 1/2 x 4 in. (16.7 x 10.3 cm)

Untitled [Panchito shooting at the moon]

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, marking cross, cross, dot, eye, stem filling, fern, and seed stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88618

Accession number1994-148-705

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Head of a deity, 3/4 view

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureCambodian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsStone

Dimensions11 × 7 1/16 × 6 1/2 in. (27.9 × 17.9 × 16.5 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5129551

Accession number1969.1

Head of a deity, 3/4 view

Full Moon over Rough Waves

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameHashimoto Gahō

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1897–1899

Object typePainting

MaterialsColor on silk; hanging scroll

LocationSaitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Japan

Full Moon over Rough Waves

The Trappers' Camp

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameBierstadt, Albert

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1861

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on academy board

Dimensions13 x 19 in. (33 x 48.3 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/9030

Accession number1969.48

The Trappers' Camp

Interior of portable Hindu diptych in linda form, depicting Shiva and Parvati

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date600–700 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsChlorite schist

Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38254

Accession number1987.142.66

Interior of portable Hindu diptych in...

Interior of portable Hindu diptych in linda form, depicting Shiva and Parvati

Krishna embraces Radha

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1820–1825

Object typePainting

LocationFrom a mural in the Bhim Vilas, City Palace, Udaipur, India

Krishna embraces Radha

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the vastraharana episode

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, split, running, eye, dot, and fern stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88616

Accession number1994-148-703

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the vastraharana episode

Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of Clothes (chadma lila)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 26

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1755–1765

Object typePainting

LocationNational Museum, New Delhi

Accession number68.1768

Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of...

Krishna and Radha in an Exchange of Clothes (chadma lila)

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna is astride a horse composed of...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna is astride a horse composed of eight gopis

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, marking cross, cross, dot, eye, stem filling, fern, and seed stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88618

Accession number1994-148-705

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna is astride a horse composed of eight gopis

The Virgin of the Rosary with Saint Dominic and Saint Francis of Assisi

Posted by:John Carlson

May 19

Creator nameNiño, Luis

Creator nationality/cultureBolivian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1737

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationMuseo de la Casa Nacional de Moneda, Fundacíon Cultural BCB, Potosí, Bolivia

The Virgin of the Rosary with Saint...

The Virgin of the Rosary with Saint Dominic and Saint Francis of Assisi

Figure de la lune vue au télescope de l'Observatoire Royal de Paris

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameKaeppelin

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1830

Object typePrint

MaterialsLithograph

Dimensions8 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (22 x 15 cm)

LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

Figure de la lune vue au...

Figure de la lune vue au télescope de l'Observatoire Royal de Paris

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna and Radha flanked by eight women

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, marking cross, cross, dot, eye, stem filling, fern, and seed stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88618

Accession number1994-148-705

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna and Radha flanked by eight women

Point Reyes, Moonlight Effect Looking South

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 24

Creator nameMuybridge, Eadweard

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1871

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsStereographic albumen print from plate glass negative

Dimensions3 × 3 in. (7.62 × 7.62 cm) (each exposure)

LocationBancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/tf267nb4dv/

Accession numberBANC PIC 1971.055: 839-STER

Point Reyes, Moonlight Effect Looking...

Point Reyes, Moonlight Effect Looking South

Krishna Dances with the Gopas

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1425

Object typePainting

MaterialsInk and opaque watercolor on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149637/illustrated-manuscript-of-the-balagopala-stuti-by-bilvamanga

Accession number30.106

Krishna Dances with the Gopas

Shiva Nataraja

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions34 1/2 × 28 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (87.6 × 71.8 × 24.8 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5322506

Accession number2000.377

Shiva Nataraja

The Guilty Krishna Looks in a Mirror

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1770

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149707/the-guilty-krishna-looks-in-a-mirror

Accession number66.155

The Guilty Krishna Looks in a Mirror

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing a linga topped by a triple bel leaf and...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing a linga topped by a triple bel leaf and fruit offerings

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1875–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, running, and fishbone stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/114202

Accession number1968-184-7

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing a linga topped by a triple bel leaf and fruit offerings

Battle of Lanka

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1800–1900

Object typePrint

MaterialsMetal-cut print

LocationPeabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Accession numberE302187.65

Battle of Lanka

Hari-Hara

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date700–900

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGreenish-black stone

Dimensions31 1/4 × 20 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (79.3 × 51.4 × 26 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.46

Hari-Hara

Baby Krishna sucking his toe

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1300–1400

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions10 × 4 1/2 in. (25.4 × 11.4 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2012.7

Baby Krishna sucking his toe

Doorjamb

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900–1100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

Dimensions70 3/4 × 17 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (1 m 79.7 cm × 45.1 cm × 26.7 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5330358

Accession number2008.8

Doorjamb

Krishna spies Radha bathing in a garden

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1800–1830

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions8 1/2 × 6 in. (21.6 × 15.2 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.87

Krishna spies Radha bathing in a garden

Bhairava collar necklace

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureNepalese

Dimensions9 × 10 5/8 × 2 1/2 in. (22.9 × 27 × 6.4 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5285223

Accession number1987.470

Bhairava collar necklace

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, dot, double arrowhead, and eye stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/114212

Accession number1968-184-18

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

The Birth and Escape of Krishna

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1590

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148520/harivamsa-genealogy-of-krishna-the-birth-and-escape-of-kr

Accession number66.148

The Birth and Escape of Krishna

Triumph of the Moon

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameMaster PP

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1500–1520

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving and stipple-engraving

Dimensions7 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (18 x 22.5 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1470841&partId=1

Accession number1845,0825.758

Triumph of the Moon

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the underdrawing of a gopi in the...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the underdrawing of a gopi in the vastraharana episode

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, split, running, eye, dot, and fern stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88616

Accession number1994-148-703

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing the underdrawing of a gopi in the vastraharana episode

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, running, eye, and fern stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88613

Accession number1994-148-700

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Uma-Maheshvara with Attendants

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1850–1900

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/149287/umamaheshvara-with-attendants

Accession number07.656

Uma-Maheshvara with Attendants

Description: Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna stealing butter from his mother...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna stealing butter from his mother Yashoda's butter churn

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1800–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, running, marking cross, cross, dot, eye, stem filling, fern, and seed stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/88618

Accession number1994-148-705

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail showing Krishna stealing butter from his mother Yashoda's butter churn

Moon Dial

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameApian, Peter; Ostendorfer, Michael

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1540

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut with hand-coloring, letterpress, volvelles, and silk index strings

Dimensions18.9 × 13.39 × 1.38 in. (48 × 34 × 3.5 cm)

LocationHoughton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Accession numberTyp 520.40.150 PF

Moon Dial

Rasa Lila

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1625–1675

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationBritish Museum, London

Accession number1959-4-11 07

Rasa Lila

Hé bonsoir la Lune!

Posted by:John Carlson

May 11

Creator nameAlva de la Canal, Ramón

Creator nationality/cultureMexican

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1927

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and ink

LocationColección Alva de la Canal

Hé bonsoir la Lune!

Lokeshvara

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureCambodian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1070–1200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

Dimensions55 5/8 × 19 1/8 × 14 in. (141.3 × 48.6 × 35.6 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.29

Lokeshvara

Moon Palace

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 18

Creator nameKanō Tsunenobu

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1704

Object typePainting

MaterialsInk on paper; folding fan

LocationTokyo National Museum

Moon Palace

Krishna manifests himself as the cowherd boys and calves

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1690–1700

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationCynthia Polsky Collection, New York

Krishna manifests himself as the cowherd...

Krishna manifests himself as the cowherd boys and calves

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail image of Dakshin Ray

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureBengali

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1875–1900

Object typeTextile

MaterialsCotton plain weave with cotton embroidery in back, buttonhole, darning, satin, runing, and fishbone stitches

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/114202

Accession number1968-184-7

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail image...

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), detail image of Dakshin Ray

Rao Madho Singh worshipping Krishna, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsGouache painting on paper

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1956-0714-0-17

Accession number1956,0714,0.17

Rao Madho Singh worshipping Krishna,...

Rao Madho Singh worshipping Krishna, detail

Hanuman observing Lanka at night, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationBritish Library, London

Hanuman observing Lanka at night, detail

Uma-Maheshvara

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 700–800 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGrayish green stone

Dimensions56 1/2 × 27 1/2 × 9 in. (143.5 × 69.9 × 22.9 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/3286936

Accession number1991.107

Uma-Maheshvara

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha, Krishna, and the gopis, detail of Krishna

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationFrom a mural in the Bada Mahal, City Palace, Kota, India

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha,...

Maharao Kishore Singh watches Radha, Krishna, and the gopis, detail of Krishna

Moon

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameGalilei, Galileo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1610

Object typePrint

Materialsengraving

Dimensions8.1 × 5.1 in. (20.5 × 14 cm)

LocationSiderius nuncius (Venice, 1610), Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Moon

Krishna Disguised as a Woman Approaches Radha

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/88264.html

Accession number1994-148-393

Krishna Disguised as a Woman Approaches...

Krishna Disguised as a Woman Approaches Radha

Kunvar Ragho Das of Devgarh and his five sons worshipping Shri Girdhariji, a form of Krishna, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsGouache painting on paper

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1956-0714-0-35

Accession number1956,0714,0.35

Kunvar Ragho Das of Devgarh and his five...

Kunvar Ragho Das of Devgarh and his five sons worshipping Shri Girdhariji, a form of Krishna, detail

Little Nemo in Slumberland

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator nameMcCay, Winsor

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1905

Object typePrint

LocationSan Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection, Ohio State University

Little Nemo in Slumberland

Shiva Nataraja, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1000–1100

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

Dimensions35 1/2 × 28 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (87.6 × 71.8 × 24.8 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5322506

Accession number2000.377

Shiva Nataraja, detail

Relief

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureCambodian

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsSandstone

LocationBanteay Srei, Cambodia

Relief

Radha and Krishna beside a Lake at Sunset, detail of Kota sunset

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art

https://philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/96055.html

Accession number2004-149-64

Radha and Krishna beside a Lake at...

Radha and Krishna beside a Lake at Sunset, detail of Kota sunset

Radha and Krishna meeting in the kunj (bower)

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 25

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1775–1800

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationJagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad, India

Accession number76.139

Radha and Krishna meeting in the kunj...

Radha and Krishna meeting in the kunj (bower)

Temple sculpture depicting Shiva and Parvati riding Nandi, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Object typeSculpture

LocationHalebid, Karnataka

Temple sculpture depicting Shiva and...

Temple sculpture depicting Shiva and Parvati riding Nandi, detail

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